The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-06
Washington County.
Barre.

Barre.
THE Fourth of July was not celebrated
here this year, although the small boy and
some larger ones made night and day hid
eous by fire-crackers and torpedoes. Cannon
were fred in the morning as soon as the
clock proclaimed that the Fourth had come,
bells rung, an impromptu band paraded the
streets and general racket was kept up un-
til daylight. - The shops all shut down
Monday to give the employees chance to
celebrate Some went to Berlin pond,
others to Williamstown Springs and still
others wandered around our streets among
the festive tire-crackers and innocent tor
pedoes. - One of our well-to-do farmers
told us last week that in shipping his butter
to Boston he carried it to East Montpelier
every Monday morning to ship by the Wells
River railroad. Asking him why he did
that, his reply was, " 1t reaches Boston two
days earlier by that road than If sent from
here by the Central road" This shows a
screw loose somewhere that ought to be
fixed. - Rodney E. Patterson died at
his residence in Gospel Village last week
Tuesday, after a long illness. An obituary
notice may be found elsewhere. - The
band was out Saturday evening giving lots
of music. - The household goods and
} tools of the late Mason Carpenter were sold at
, auction Monday. - Rev. j. f. Rhoades
will exchange with Rev. Mr.. Mcintyre of
T Gaysville next Sunday. 60 James Ahern
and Myra Durkee celebrated the Fourth by
, exchanging their stat G of single bessedness
, for that of union of hearts and hands.
- Duren A. Whittlesey, MD and wife
of West Randolph were in town the first of
7 the week - Charlie Currier is clerking
y for Blair & Currier
Berlin.
: AT the communion service last Sabbath
: seven persons united with the church, and
| little Mary Isabel the pastors daughter, was
5 baptized. - A picnic, and mite-box
e opening was held the Fourth on the delight
n full grounds of Mr.. J. +. Benjamin by the
Congregational Sunday-school. A splendid
= time was had, stand was erected in the
grove in front of the house, and the exer
cises consisting of singing and declama
tions, were very nice. The tables were sci
in the bridge, and general good time was
4. the verdict - An open-ar service viii
$, be held Sunday at four o'clock, weather
D. permitting, on the grounds of G. S. Bos
. worth. Rev. Mr.. Hall will conduct the
u services - Berlin people were paineC
to learn of the death of the Rev. Alden Ladd
who died at West Randolph June Both
" Much sympathy is felt for his wife and chill
;. dren. He resigned his pastorate here, in con
81 sequence of i'll health about two years since
E. after a faithful service of several years
e - Rowdes from adjoining towns ar
le requested to take some other day to visi
e. the pond besides Sunday. -. n. Per
e. rim, Jr., and Henry n Bosworth graduate,
e at the University of Vermont last week
Il
s. summer residence on East street last SatuI
day. The rest of the family are comm
S later - The Ladies' Sewing Societ
d meets at Mrs Hubbard's to-day (Wednes
10 day.
" North Montpelier.
n. THERE was a general turnout to the unio
G. Fourth of July picnic at the Summit on tn
al Montpelier & Wells River railroad. all Ell
+ jOying the trip very much. - j. r. Nyt
@, who has been visiting relatives and friend
er in this vicinity for the past four or or fiv
IL weeks, returned to his home in Clifford
Ind, Tuesday of last week, going via Bo.
ton, where he was to stop several day
es - Miss Carrie Bassett cut leaf frol
It, her rhubarb plant last week that measure
10 thirty-four inches across. - w. G. Ny
made a flying trip to the Hub " last weel
al going Tuesday and returning Friday. -
us Ed. b. Nye of Wakefield, Mass, for I'll
cl- past six or eight years one of the hea
he tuners in the Henry F. Miller & Son
'lr famous piano shops, is to spend his vacatio
g. of three or four weeks with his father
IN this village. Mr. Nye has a splendid re-
TO- utation as tuner and for piano fixing gel
'g' orally, and any one in need will find hi
res here after next Monday
no MarshfieId.
a FARMERS have commenced haying an
all with the thermometer ninety-two degrees
the shade it makes it nice to dry the hay bi
-, not so pleasant for the farmer. - Ira |
~" Edison assisted the Danville band the Four
"a of July and our drummers went to Calai
aS 60 Andrew Jaquith of Templeto
oh Mass, is in town. His wife MARY Ar
nj Wooster) came some time ago to see h
~ aged mother. - Harry Carlton of Sior
id Falls, Dakota, is home visiting his faith
fuI and mother. His brother Jerry is also
,nt Sioux Falls, in the meat business. -
zee Mrs. j. A. Waterman of Montpelier has
ell class in music in this place.
nd Northfield.
IL c. ID. EDGERToN will receive subscri
do tons and advertisements for the WATC
,re MAN. Office in Metcaf's block, over Blake
~, ~, store. - From the report of the sign
1a station for the month of June we take Il
- following: Barometer-mean, 299SS; hig
est, 30.35, IL; lowest, 1867, g and !
nd range, ,6S; superintendent, 63; highe
lay SS.2, 3oo; lowest 39.S, 1872 greatest dai
oio direction of wind, south; total movemei
ry- 5107 highest velocity, twenty-seven mil
his east, 10o; total precipitation, 4.l2 incht
OF number foggy days, 0; clear, l3; fair
ph cloudy, I - The rooms on the seco
ent are being refitted and are to be occupied
ce, the Woman's Christian Temperance Uni
rn- and the "Y's." - The night EXPIRE
ner trains, due here at 1: II and .; 43 A. NJ, nC
per run Monday morning. - The final met
ers ing of the Chautauqua circle has been po
rty poned to Friday evening, at Mrs. Orcutt
est - Miss Nida Quinby visited here Ii
in week on her way from Bellows Falls
ich Montreal. - DR.. McClearn was at hoI
ber last week - B. +. Arinitage. super
at tendent of schools at Mattoon, ILL.,, is sper
ing part of his vacation with his auI
,ri- Mrs. Blood. - Miss Angie Skinner
Waitsfeld is visiting at j. II. Orcutt
ext - Captain John G. Wait has accept
ted the appointment of instructor in civil {
I of gineering at Harvard College and Myr
ces l.. Chandler, one of the instructors in t
ms University, goes to Sing Sing, n. Y, ne
# a year as commandant of a military scho
rds The vacancies thus caused have not J
, to been filed. - Principal Hit is in BI
fuI lington this week attending an education
ain meeting. 60 Sam. King has moved fro
md the Reed house on Central street to Fra
III Gosley's house on Union street. -
ec. About hundred of the neighbors a
rec friends of Mr. and Mrs. George w. Glidde
nd gathered at their home on the evening
mn the 29th ult., giving them a complete 81
he prise. The occasion was the twenty-ff
: TO anniversary of their marriage. The eve
fty ing was spent in singing, interspersed wi
,ar- instrumental music. A bountiful repa